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In Africa, some say that the 3D printer could bring a new industrial revolution, allowing goods to be made with less dependence on imported commodities.
For the past three years, in Lome, the capital of Togo, members of a small and innovative community have been building 3D printers.
The machines are now part of an ambitious education programme.
Laeila Adjovi reports.

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West African truck drivers spend days, weeks, and sometimes months dealing with corrupt border officials and illegal checkpoints on harrowing delivery trips that should take just a few hours.
--
The truck driver holds a mythic stature in American music, from the hayseed hagiographies of Slim Jacobs and BobbySykes to the liner notes of Big Black's Songs About Fucking. There aren't as many country songs about African truckers, but they are no less the virile champions of industry and gluteal fortitude as their US counterparts. On their backs rest the burden of an entire continent's economic development and through their bloodstreams runs a hell of a lot of the continent's HIV.
Trade in West Africa is perennially fucked, partially because the colonial powers of the 19th and early 20th centuries chopped the place up into a pizza pie of nonsensical borders, but also because most post-colonial governments in the area were so unabashedly corrupt we had to coin the term "kleptocracy" to describe them. Driving a semi full of margarine a US state's length to its delivery point often involves passing through 3-4 separate countries and navigating the byzantine customs and immigration processes at each port of entry. Then there are the internal checkpoints manned by local police and customs agents on the lookout for smugglers, or non-smugglers who can be intimidated into coughing up a bribe. Then there's just fuckers who'll pull you over and straight-up rob you. Infrastructure ain't always so hot here, either.
All of which turns shipments which would take a few hours in Europe or America into grueling, day-cum-week-cum-monthlong affairs punctuated by long and unpredictable periods of complete standstill. Which, in addition to wasting fuel and driving up the cost of goods with every unplanned stop, also fuels the sort of boredom that can only be fought by dumping money into the less savory sectors of the economy. Namely booze sales and roadside prostitution. Which is where the AIDS come in.
Intrigued by the African long-haul trucker's dual reputation as the foundational building block of West Africa's would-be robust economy and lotharious Johnny AIDS-leseed, we hitched a ride with a trailer full of soap to see just how hard it is to get from point-A to point-basically-A-and-a-half.
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An inventor in Togo is hoping the 3D printer he's designed will be the first to make it to Mars.
His award winning gadget comes from a continent that has high hopes of becoming a new leader in the world of technology.
STORYLINE:
Tucked away in a workshop in the Togo capital Lome, Afate Gnikou is adjusting a piece of technology that he's made from scratch.
This is a 3D printer which lifts designs off a computer and "prints" physical objects.
Gnikou has put months of work into making the experimental device.
He hopes it can one day be used to help construct houses on planet Mars.
"I want my 3D printer to be the first on Mars and it will be known around the world that someone from Africa imagined and designed the robot which is building houses on Mars," he says.
Gnikou is showing off the 3D printer by printing a simple round container.
The blue object soon begins to take shape, as the device gets to work.
In a country where technology is viewed as lagging behind other parts of the world, this is a significant achievement.
Afate has named the printer "Wafate" - a play on his own first name.
"My dream is to revive the hope of the youth and show that Africa also can have its voice on the global stage as far as technology is concerned. We also can create things," he says.
"Africa has always lagged behind when it comes to technology. We're always behind. Definitely I think our continent must rise up. We cannot expect Africa to overtake the West unless we start doing little things like this."
The printer project was a winner in a NASA-sponsored space apps contest in Paris earlier this year.
But Afate realises there's a long way to go before his device is creating houses on Mars.
In the meantime, he says the 3D printer has lots of other uses too.
"Our machine is very useful. It's useful for households. It is useful in the following ways - it can print a cup if need, a spoon, or a fork, anything we use in the kitchen, utensils," he says.
"It can be useful for craftsmen, for instance a seamstresses who can print buttons, for shirts, other clothes.
"Even certain craftsmen may be able to print out certain tools, because not all tools are made of metals. Basically, our machine is really useful, because, even though today we can't reach this utopia and live on Mars, the machine can really be useful for everybody in real life situations, it can really concretely create."
Afate has sourced the parts for his 3D printer at a scrap yard in Lome.
Here he hunts for components in the piles of metal waste.
Motors and cables are among the items Afate has managed to salvage from old equipment.
"I come her very often to look for central units, step by step motors to build my 3D printer," he says, while sifting through the junk.
Sename Koffi Agbodjinou provides a building and equipment to help young technical enthusiasts develop their ideas in the Togo capital.
He brought an engineer over from France to train Afate last year, which enabled him to go on and create his 3D printer.
Agbodjinou says Afate is making a major contribution to Africa's technology scene.
"In an international hi-tech context where Africa is lagging behind, the Wafate project has arouse to help Africa speak its voice the best way it can," he says.
"Sort of saying, we also want to get involved in technology while keeping our values of modesty, environment protection and democracy."
Innovations on the African continent in recent years have been booming.
Mobile phones were first seen in Togo in the late 1990s, soon after computers and the internet came online, but they were very expensive - retailing around 1,000 US dollars.
Now, handsets are a lot cheaper (less than 16 US dollars).
Most people have one, even in the most remote areas of Togo.
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Togo

Togo (i/ˈtoʊɡoʊ/), officially the Togolese Republic (French:République Togolaise), is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capitalLomé is located. Togo covers 57,000 square kilometres (22,000sqmi), making it one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of approximately 7.5 million.

From the 11th to the 16th century, various tribes entered the region from all directions. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal region was a major trading center for Europeans in search of slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared Togoland a protectorate. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960.

3D printing

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), refers to various processes used to synthesize a three-dimensional object. In 3D printing, successive layers of material are formed under computer control to create an object. These objects can be of almost any shape or geometry and are produced from a 3D model or other electronic data source. A 3D printer is a type of industrial robot.

Futurologists such as Jeremy Rifkin believe that 3D printing signals the beginning of a third industrial revolution, succeeding the production line assembly that dominated manufacturing starting in the late 19th century. Using the power of the Internet, it may eventually be possible to send a blueprint of any product to any place in the world to be replicated by a 3D printer with "elemental inks" capable of being combined into any material substance of any desired form.

3D printing in the term's original sense refers to processes that sequentially deposit material onto a powder bed with inkjet printer heads. More recently, the meaning of the term has expanded to encompass a wider variety of techniques such as extrusion and sintering-based processes. Technical standards generally use the term additive manufacturing for this broader sense.

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For example, to determine the status of a webserver, monitoring software may periodically send an HTTP request to fetch a page. For email servers, a test message might be sent through SMTP and retrieved by IMAP or POP3.

Commonly measured metrics are response time, availability and uptime, although both consistency and reliability metrics are starting to gain popularity. The widespread addition of WAN optimization devices is having an adverse effect on most network monitoring tools -- especially when it comes to measuring accurate end-to-end response time because they limit round trip visibility.

3D printing could lead industrial revolution in Togo

In Africa, some say that the 3D printer could bring a new industrial revolution, allowing goods to be made with less dependence on imported commodities.
For the past three years, in Lome, the capital of Togo, members of a small and innovative community have been building 3D printers.
The machines are now part of an ambitious education programme.
Laeila Adjovi reports.

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West African Truckers (Documentary)

West African Truckers (Documentary)

West African Truckers (Documentary)

West African truck drivers spend days, weeks, and sometimes months dealing with corrupt border officials and illegal checkpoints on harrowing delivery trips that should take just a few hours.
--
The truck driver holds a mythic stature in American music, from the hayseed hagiographies of Slim Jacobs and BobbySykes to the liner notes of Big Black's Songs About Fucking. There aren't as many country songs about African truckers, but they are no less the virile champions of industry and gluteal fortitude as their US counterparts. On their backs rest the burden of an entire continent's economic development and through their bloodstreams runs a hell of a lot of the continent's HIV.
Trade in West Africa is perennially fucked, partially because the colonial powers of the 19th and early 20th centuries chopped the place up into a pizza pie of nonsensical borders, but also because most post-colonial governments in the area were so unabashedly corrupt we had to coin the term "kleptocracy" to describe them. Driving a semi full of margarine a US state's length to its delivery point often involves passing through 3-4 separate countries and navigating the byzantine customs and immigration processes at each port of entry. Then there are the internal checkpoints manned by local police and customs agents on the lookout for smugglers, or non-smugglers who can be intimidated into coughing up a bribe. Then there's just fuckers who'll pull you over and straight-up rob you. Infrastructure ain't always so hot here, either.
All of which turns shipments which would take a few hours in Europe or America into grueling, day-cum-week-cum-monthlong affairs punctuated by long and unpredictable periods of complete standstill. Which, in addition to wasting fuel and driving up the cost of goods with every unplanned stop, also fuels the sort of boredom that can only be fought by dumping money into the less savory sectors of the economy. Namely booze sales and roadside prostitution. Which is where the AIDS come in.
Intrigued by the African long-haul trucker's dual reputation as the foundational building block of West Africa's would-be robust economy and lotharious Johnny AIDS-leseed, we hitched a ride with a trailer full of soap to see just how hard it is to get from point-A to point-basically-A-and-a-half.
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Togo techie produces 3D printer as innovation booms

Togo techie produces 3D printer as innovation booms

Togo techie produces 3D printer as innovation booms

An inventor in Togo is hoping the 3D printer he's designed will be the first to make it to Mars.
His award winning gadget comes from a continent that has high hopes of becoming a new leader in the world of technology.
STORYLINE:
Tucked away in a workshop in the Togo capital Lome, Afate Gnikou is adjusting a piece of technology that he's made from scratch.
This is a 3D printer which lifts designs off a computer and "prints" physical objects.
Gnikou has put months of work into making the experimental device.
He hopes it can one day be used to help construct houses on planet Mars.
"I want my 3D printer to be the first on Mars and it will be known around the world that someone from Africa imagined and designed the robot which is building houses on Mars," he says.
Gnikou is showing off the 3D printer by printing a simple round container.
The blue object soon begins to take shape, as the device gets to work.
In a country where technology is viewed as lagging behind other parts of the world, this is a significant achievement.
Afate has named the printer "Wafate" - a play on his own first name.
"My dream is to revive the hope of the youth and show that Africa also can have its voice on the global stage as far as technology is concerned. We also can create things," he says.
"Africa has always lagged behind when it comes to technology. We're always behind. Definitely I think our continent must rise up. We cannot expect Africa to overtake the West unless we start doing little things like this."
The printer project was a winner in a NASA-sponsored space apps contest in Paris earlier this year.
But Afate realises there's a long way to go before his device is creating houses on Mars.
In the meantime, he says the 3D printer has lots of other uses too.
"Our machine is very useful. It's useful for households. It is useful in the following ways - it can print a cup if need, a spoon, or a fork, anything we use in the kitchen, utensils," he says.
"It can be useful for craftsmen, for instance a seamstresses who can print buttons, for shirts, other clothes.
"Even certain craftsmen may be able to print out certain tools, because not all tools are made of metals. Basically, our machine is really useful, because, even though today we can't reach this utopia and live on Mars, the machine can really be useful for everybody in real life situations, it can really concretely create."
Afate has sourced the parts for his 3D printer at a scrap yard in Lome.
Here he hunts for components in the piles of metal waste.
Motors and cables are among the items Afate has managed to salvage from old equipment.
"I come her very often to look for central units, step by step motors to build my 3D printer," he says, while sifting through the junk.
Sename Koffi Agbodjinou provides a building and equipment to help young technical enthusiasts develop their ideas in the Togo capital.
He brought an engineer over from France to train Afate last year, which enabled him to go on and create his 3D printer.
Agbodjinou says Afate is making a major contribution to Africa's technology scene.
"In an international hi-tech context where Africa is lagging behind, the Wafate project has arouse to help Africa speak its voice the best way it can," he says.
"Sort of saying, we also want to get involved in technology while keeping our values of modesty, environment protection and democracy."
Innovations on the African continent in recent years have been booming.
Mobile phones were first seen in Togo in the late 1990s, soon after computers and the internet came online, but they were very expensive - retailing around 1,000 US dollars.
Now, handsets are a lot cheaper (less than 16 US dollars).
Most people have one, even in the most remote areas of Togo.
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The Observers Direct - China-Africa, anger in Togo

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Lomé, the capital of Togo, is a giant construction site, where public works are mainly run by Chinese companies.
Togolese construction workers describe conditions on the sites as deplorable; some even talk of slavery.
Along with our ObserverFrederic Attipou, our reporter went to investigate
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3D printing could lead industrial revolution in Togo

In Africa, some say that the 3D printer could bring a new industrial revolution, allowing goods to be made with less dependence on imported commodities.
For the past three years, in Lome, the capital of Togo, members of a small and innovative community have been building 3D printers.
The machines are now part of an ambitious education programme.
Laeila Adjovi reports.

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West African Truckers (Documentary)

West African truck drivers spend days, weeks, and sometimes months dealing with corrupt border officials and illegal checkpoints on harrowing delivery trips that should take just a few hours.
--
The truck driver holds a mythic stature in American music, from the hayseed hagiographies of Slim Jacobs and BobbySykes to the liner notes of Big Black's Songs About Fucking. There aren't as many country songs about African truckers, but they are no less the virile champions of industry and gluteal fortitude as their US counterparts. On their backs rest the burden of an entire continent's economic development and through their bloodstreams runs a hell of a lot of the continent's HIV.
Trade in West Africa is perennially fucked, partially because the colonial powers of the 19th and early 20th cen...

Macaïva, le pagne des femmes leaders! Vlisco Classic week in Togo

published: 19 Nov 2013

Togo techie produces 3D printer as innovation booms

An inventor in Togo is hoping the 3D printer he's designed will be the first to make it to Mars.
His award winning gadget comes from a continent that has high hopes of becoming a new leader in the world of technology.
STORYLINE:
Tucked away in a workshop in the Togo capital Lome, Afate Gnikou is adjusting a piece of technology that he's made from scratch.
This is a 3D printer which lifts designs off a computer and "prints" physical objects.
Gnikou has put months of work into making the experimental device.
He hopes it can one day be used to help construct houses on planet Mars.
"I want my 3D printer to be the first on Mars and it will be known around the world that someone from Africa imagined and designed the robot which is building houses on Mars," he says.
Gnikou is showing o...

Revolution du 19 août 2017 au togo réprimé par les forces de l'ordre

The Observers Direct - China-Africa, anger in Togo

Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN
Lomé, the capital of Togo, is a giant construction site, where public works are mainly run by Chinese companies.
Togolese construction workers describe conditions on the sites as deplorable; some even talk of slavery.
Along with our ObserverFrederic Attipou, our reporter went to investigate
Visit our website: http://www.france24.com
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3D printing could lead industrial revolution in Togo

In Africa, some say that the 3D printer could bring a new industrial revolution, allowing goods to be made with less dependence on imported commodities.
For the...

In Africa, some say that the 3D printer could bring a new industrial revolution, allowing goods to be made with less dependence on imported commodities.
For the past three years, in Lome, the capital of Togo, members of a small and innovative community have been building 3D printers.
The machines are now part of an ambitious education programme.
Laeila Adjovi reports.

In Africa, some say that the 3D printer could bring a new industrial revolution, allowing goods to be made with less dependence on imported commodities.
For the past three years, in Lome, the capital of Togo, members of a small and innovative community have been building 3D printers.
The machines are now part of an ambitious education programme.
Laeila Adjovi reports.

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West African truck drivers spend days, weeks, and sometimes months dealing with corrupt border officials and illegal checkpoints on harrowing delivery trips that should take just a few hours.
--
The truck driver holds a mythic stature in American music, from the hayseed hagiographies of Slim Jacobs and BobbySykes to the liner notes of Big Black's Songs About Fucking. There aren't as many country songs about African truckers, but they are no less the virile champions of industry and gluteal fortitude as their US counterparts. On their backs rest the burden of an entire continent's economic development and through their bloodstreams runs a hell of a lot of the continent's HIV.
Trade in West Africa is perennially fucked, partially because the colonial powers of the 19th and early 20th centuries chopped the place up into a pizza pie of nonsensical borders, but also because most post-colonial governments in the area were so unabashedly corrupt we had to coin the term "kleptocracy" to describe them. Driving a semi full of margarine a US state's length to its delivery point often involves passing through 3-4 separate countries and navigating the byzantine customs and immigration processes at each port of entry. Then there are the internal checkpoints manned by local police and customs agents on the lookout for smugglers, or non-smugglers who can be intimidated into coughing up a bribe. Then there's just fuckers who'll pull you over and straight-up rob you. Infrastructure ain't always so hot here, either.
All of which turns shipments which would take a few hours in Europe or America into grueling, day-cum-week-cum-monthlong affairs punctuated by long and unpredictable periods of complete standstill. Which, in addition to wasting fuel and driving up the cost of goods with every unplanned stop, also fuels the sort of boredom that can only be fought by dumping money into the less savory sectors of the economy. Namely booze sales and roadside prostitution. Which is where the AIDS come in.
Intrigued by the African long-haul trucker's dual reputation as the foundational building block of West Africa's would-be robust economy and lotharious Johnny AIDS-leseed, we hitched a ride with a trailer full of soap to see just how hard it is to get from point-A to point-basically-A-and-a-half.
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West African truck drivers spend days, weeks, and sometimes months dealing with corrupt border officials and illegal checkpoints on harrowing delivery trips that should take just a few hours.
--
The truck driver holds a mythic stature in American music, from the hayseed hagiographies of Slim Jacobs and BobbySykes to the liner notes of Big Black's Songs About Fucking. There aren't as many country songs about African truckers, but they are no less the virile champions of industry and gluteal fortitude as their US counterparts. On their backs rest the burden of an entire continent's economic development and through their bloodstreams runs a hell of a lot of the continent's HIV.
Trade in West Africa is perennially fucked, partially because the colonial powers of the 19th and early 20th centuries chopped the place up into a pizza pie of nonsensical borders, but also because most post-colonial governments in the area were so unabashedly corrupt we had to coin the term "kleptocracy" to describe them. Driving a semi full of margarine a US state's length to its delivery point often involves passing through 3-4 separate countries and navigating the byzantine customs and immigration processes at each port of entry. Then there are the internal checkpoints manned by local police and customs agents on the lookout for smugglers, or non-smugglers who can be intimidated into coughing up a bribe. Then there's just fuckers who'll pull you over and straight-up rob you. Infrastructure ain't always so hot here, either.
All of which turns shipments which would take a few hours in Europe or America into grueling, day-cum-week-cum-monthlong affairs punctuated by long and unpredictable periods of complete standstill. Which, in addition to wasting fuel and driving up the cost of goods with every unplanned stop, also fuels the sort of boredom that can only be fought by dumping money into the less savory sectors of the economy. Namely booze sales and roadside prostitution. Which is where the AIDS come in.
Intrigued by the African long-haul trucker's dual reputation as the foundational building block of West Africa's would-be robust economy and lotharious Johnny AIDS-leseed, we hitched a ride with a trailer full of soap to see just how hard it is to get from point-A to point-basically-A-and-a-half.
Hosted by Thomas MortonFollowThomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@BabyBalls69
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Togo techie produces 3D printer as innovation booms

An inventor in Togo is hoping the 3D printer he's designed will be the first to make it to Mars.
His award winning gadget comes from a continent that has high...

An inventor in Togo is hoping the 3D printer he's designed will be the first to make it to Mars.
His award winning gadget comes from a continent that has high hopes of becoming a new leader in the world of technology.
STORYLINE:
Tucked away in a workshop in the Togo capital Lome, Afate Gnikou is adjusting a piece of technology that he's made from scratch.
This is a 3D printer which lifts designs off a computer and "prints" physical objects.
Gnikou has put months of work into making the experimental device.
He hopes it can one day be used to help construct houses on planet Mars.
"I want my 3D printer to be the first on Mars and it will be known around the world that someone from Africa imagined and designed the robot which is building houses on Mars," he says.
Gnikou is showing off the 3D printer by printing a simple round container.
The blue object soon begins to take shape, as the device gets to work.
In a country where technology is viewed as lagging behind other parts of the world, this is a significant achievement.
Afate has named the printer "Wafate" - a play on his own first name.
"My dream is to revive the hope of the youth and show that Africa also can have its voice on the global stage as far as technology is concerned. We also can create things," he says.
"Africa has always lagged behind when it comes to technology. We're always behind. Definitely I think our continent must rise up. We cannot expect Africa to overtake the West unless we start doing little things like this."
The printer project was a winner in a NASA-sponsored space apps contest in Paris earlier this year.
But Afate realises there's a long way to go before his device is creating houses on Mars.
In the meantime, he says the 3D printer has lots of other uses too.
"Our machine is very useful. It's useful for households. It is useful in the following ways - it can print a cup if need, a spoon, or a fork, anything we use in the kitchen, utensils," he says.
"It can be useful for craftsmen, for instance a seamstresses who can print buttons, for shirts, other clothes.
"Even certain craftsmen may be able to print out certain tools, because not all tools are made of metals. Basically, our machine is really useful, because, even though today we can't reach this utopia and live on Mars, the machine can really be useful for everybody in real life situations, it can really concretely create."
Afate has sourced the parts for his 3D printer at a scrap yard in Lome.
Here he hunts for components in the piles of metal waste.
Motors and cables are among the items Afate has managed to salvage from old equipment.
"I come her very often to look for central units, step by step motors to build my 3D printer," he says, while sifting through the junk.
Sename Koffi Agbodjinou provides a building and equipment to help young technical enthusiasts develop their ideas in the Togo capital.
He brought an engineer over from France to train Afate last year, which enabled him to go on and create his 3D printer.
Agbodjinou says Afate is making a major contribution to Africa's technology scene.
"In an international hi-tech context where Africa is lagging behind, the Wafate project has arouse to help Africa speak its voice the best way it can," he says.
"Sort of saying, we also want to get involved in technology while keeping our values of modesty, environment protection and democracy."
Innovations on the African continent in recent years have been booming.
Mobile phones were first seen in Togo in the late 1990s, soon after computers and the internet came online, but they were very expensive - retailing around 1,000 US dollars.
Now, handsets are a lot cheaper (less than 16 US dollars).
Most people have one, even in the most remote areas of Togo.
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An inventor in Togo is hoping the 3D printer he's designed will be the first to make it to Mars.
His award winning gadget comes from a continent that has high hopes of becoming a new leader in the world of technology.
STORYLINE:
Tucked away in a workshop in the Togo capital Lome, Afate Gnikou is adjusting a piece of technology that he's made from scratch.
This is a 3D printer which lifts designs off a computer and "prints" physical objects.
Gnikou has put months of work into making the experimental device.
He hopes it can one day be used to help construct houses on planet Mars.
"I want my 3D printer to be the first on Mars and it will be known around the world that someone from Africa imagined and designed the robot which is building houses on Mars," he says.
Gnikou is showing off the 3D printer by printing a simple round container.
The blue object soon begins to take shape, as the device gets to work.
In a country where technology is viewed as lagging behind other parts of the world, this is a significant achievement.
Afate has named the printer "Wafate" - a play on his own first name.
"My dream is to revive the hope of the youth and show that Africa also can have its voice on the global stage as far as technology is concerned. We also can create things," he says.
"Africa has always lagged behind when it comes to technology. We're always behind. Definitely I think our continent must rise up. We cannot expect Africa to overtake the West unless we start doing little things like this."
The printer project was a winner in a NASA-sponsored space apps contest in Paris earlier this year.
But Afate realises there's a long way to go before his device is creating houses on Mars.
In the meantime, he says the 3D printer has lots of other uses too.
"Our machine is very useful. It's useful for households. It is useful in the following ways - it can print a cup if need, a spoon, or a fork, anything we use in the kitchen, utensils," he says.
"It can be useful for craftsmen, for instance a seamstresses who can print buttons, for shirts, other clothes.
"Even certain craftsmen may be able to print out certain tools, because not all tools are made of metals. Basically, our machine is really useful, because, even though today we can't reach this utopia and live on Mars, the machine can really be useful for everybody in real life situations, it can really concretely create."
Afate has sourced the parts for his 3D printer at a scrap yard in Lome.
Here he hunts for components in the piles of metal waste.
Motors and cables are among the items Afate has managed to salvage from old equipment.
"I come her very often to look for central units, step by step motors to build my 3D printer," he says, while sifting through the junk.
Sename Koffi Agbodjinou provides a building and equipment to help young technical enthusiasts develop their ideas in the Togo capital.
He brought an engineer over from France to train Afate last year, which enabled him to go on and create his 3D printer.
Agbodjinou says Afate is making a major contribution to Africa's technology scene.
"In an international hi-tech context where Africa is lagging behind, the Wafate project has arouse to help Africa speak its voice the best way it can," he says.
"Sort of saying, we also want to get involved in technology while keeping our values of modesty, environment protection and democracy."
Innovations on the African continent in recent years have been booming.
Mobile phones were first seen in Togo in the late 1990s, soon after computers and the internet came online, but they were very expensive - retailing around 1,000 US dollars.
Now, handsets are a lot cheaper (less than 16 US dollars).
Most people have one, even in the most remote areas of Togo.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/633bc7aa1664b995a91a85e23d6c083e
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

The Observers Direct - China-Africa, anger in Togo

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Lomé, the capital of Togo, is a giant construction site, where public works are mainly run by Chinese companies.
Togolese construction workers describe conditions on the sites as deplorable; some even talk of slavery.
Along with our ObserverFrederic Attipou, our reporter went to investigate
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Togolese construction workers describe conditions on the sites as deplorable; some even talk of slavery.
Along with our ObserverFrederic Attipou, our reporter went to investigate
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2Go Promo Online Booking Tutorial

Learn how to book online tickets for Superferry. Visit our website at 2gopromo.com for the full details.

published: 13 Feb 2016

Ghana & Togo the #AlaffiaJourney on How Fair Trade Shea Butter is Made

November 2015, I was extremely fortunate to travel with the Alaffia team and some of the biggest influencers to Ghana and up through Togo, to see the fair trade process of shea butter.
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Ghana, Togo & Benin Travel Preparation Guide and Tips

Africa for the Africans Tour Preparation Conference CallNov 12, 2017 gives you full clarity on the Journey of a Lifetime tours to Africa. Tour Leader and OrganizerBomani goes into details about all the things you need to know to prepare you for the upcoming Ghana, Togo & Benin Tour Nov 2017 and Ghana Tour May 2018. Listen as we go into details about where to access all of the tour info to be prepared for this incredible pilgrimage to the motherland. We also go in depth on Repatriation, sharing valuable information on opportunities in living, doing business and investing in Ghana. Visit our website for full details at http://africafortheafricans.org.
Join us on the next conference call Sunday December 17, 2017 from 7-8 PM EST for our upcoming Ghana Tours May 2018 and Nov 2017. For more ...

published: 13 Nov 2017

Voodoo In Togo Africa, from Togo Island

VoodooMagic and culture in the deepest African Togo . Witness this great people and their customs and beliefs. This is where true voodoo started in the world

published: 09 Sep 2012

Togo Summer Vlog 2017

After 10 years I finally went back to visit Lome, Togo. It was such a great experience, I had so much fun with my family and friends. I hope you enjoyed my vlog. Watch out for part 2!
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A Tourist's Guide to Abidjan, Ivory Coast/Cote d'ivoire

From Togo I fly into Abidjan, Africa's 4th largest city. After negotiating the horrendous traffic, I set off on foot to see the sights of the Plateau district.
I see the Central Mosque, the Cathedral, Le Pyramide, a whole load of skyscrapers and some bats.

AFRICA TRAVEL VLOG | Summer Vacation to Togo, Ghana & South Africa

Hey yall, I was FINALLY able to edit my vlog from my summer trip to the motherland. This vlog doesn't even contain all my experiences and journeys because I was...

Hey yall, I was FINALLY able to edit my vlog from my summer trip to the motherland. This vlog doesn't even contain all my experiences and journeys because I wasn't always filming, but I hope you enjoy what I was able to capture. If you want a video on travel tips and my overall thoughts on the places I visited, please let me know.
PLACES I VISTED
Town of Yara Kabye, TogoLome, TogoAccra, GhanaCape Coast, GhanaKumasi, GhanaJohannesburg, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa
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Hey yall, I was FINALLY able to edit my vlog from my summer trip to the motherland. This vlog doesn't even contain all my experiences and journeys because I wasn't always filming, but I hope you enjoy what I was able to capture. If you want a video on travel tips and my overall thoughts on the places I visited, please let me know.
PLACES I VISTED
Town of Yara Kabye, TogoLome, TogoAccra, GhanaCape Coast, GhanaKumasi, GhanaJohannesburg, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa
***************DETAILS BELOW***************************
Keep in Contact with Me:
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/shereadelsol
INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/shereadelsol
BLOG: http://www.shereadelsol.com
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/shereadelsol
MY STAPLE NATURAL HAIR PRODUCTS - http://www.mythriftedcloset.com/p/staple-products.html
PURCHASE MY FAVORITE/STAPLE PRODUCTS - http://goo.gl/YuVdRw
Purchase A Q-Redew - Use Coupon Code "thriftedcloset" for $10 off at http://qredew.com
FTC- not sponsored

Africa for the Africans Tour Preparation Conference CallNov 12, 2017 gives you full clarity on the Journey of a Lifetime tours to Africa. Tour Leader and OrganizerBomani goes into details about all the things you need to know to prepare you for the upcoming Ghana, Togo & Benin Tour Nov 2017 and Ghana Tour May 2018. Listen as we go into details about where to access all of the tour info to be prepared for this incredible pilgrimage to the motherland. We also go in depth on Repatriation, sharing valuable information on opportunities in living, doing business and investing in Ghana. Visit our website for full details at http://africafortheafricans.org.
Join us on the next conference call Sunday December 17, 2017 from 7-8 PM EST for our upcoming Ghana Tours May 2018 and Nov 2017. For more information register and e-mail us at afta2010@msn.com for the full program. For direct questions call ConferenceAdministrator Bomani (404) 931-9429. Conference Call Credentials: Dial 712-770-4010 then Access Code 729120. Conference call info on our website: http://africafortheafricans.org/index.php/conference-calls.
Family please support our GoFundMe so we can build an African DiasporaVillage to help our people to come home to Africa. https://www.gofundme.com/repatriation-village-in-ghana

Africa for the Africans Tour Preparation Conference CallNov 12, 2017 gives you full clarity on the Journey of a Lifetime tours to Africa. Tour Leader and OrganizerBomani goes into details about all the things you need to know to prepare you for the upcoming Ghana, Togo & Benin Tour Nov 2017 and Ghana Tour May 2018. Listen as we go into details about where to access all of the tour info to be prepared for this incredible pilgrimage to the motherland. We also go in depth on Repatriation, sharing valuable information on opportunities in living, doing business and investing in Ghana. Visit our website for full details at http://africafortheafricans.org.
Join us on the next conference call Sunday December 17, 2017 from 7-8 PM EST for our upcoming Ghana Tours May 2018 and Nov 2017. For more information register and e-mail us at afta2010@msn.com for the full program. For direct questions call ConferenceAdministrator Bomani (404) 931-9429. Conference Call Credentials: Dial 712-770-4010 then Access Code 729120. Conference call info on our website: http://africafortheafricans.org/index.php/conference-calls.
Family please support our GoFundMe so we can build an African DiasporaVillage to help our people to come home to Africa. https://www.gofundme.com/repatriation-village-in-ghana

A Tourist's Guide to Abidjan, Ivory Coast/Cote d'ivoire

From Togo I fly into Abidjan, Africa's 4th largest city. After negotiating the horrendous traffic, I set off on foot to see the sights of the Plateau district. ...

From Togo I fly into Abidjan, Africa's 4th largest city. After negotiating the horrendous traffic, I set off on foot to see the sights of the Plateau district.
I see the Central Mosque, the Cathedral, Le Pyramide, a whole load of skyscrapers and some bats.

From Togo I fly into Abidjan, Africa's 4th largest city. After negotiating the horrendous traffic, I set off on foot to see the sights of the Plateau district.
I see the Central Mosque, the Cathedral, Le Pyramide, a whole load of skyscrapers and some bats.

Un monde en mutation | Edem D'Almeida | TEDxTokoin

EdemD'Almeida, Directeur d'AfricaGlobalRecycling, nous présente un monde en mutation dans le domaine de la revalorisation des déchets. Edem d'Almeida is a 34-year-old Franco-Togolese, expert in recycling with ten years of experience in the management and recycling of recyclable waste. Edem use to work for the Suez EnvironmentGroup before joining a subsidiary of the French SAMSIC Group as Head of IndustrialWaste and Trading. He created in 2012, in France, KD-Recycling, a firm involved in brokerage and trading of recyclable waste and secondary raw materials. Today he is Co-founder and CEO of Africa Global Recycling (AGR), a company specializing in waste management and recycling in Togo.
Edem d'Almeida is a 34-year-old Franco-Togolese, expert in recycling with ten years of experience...

As Industrial Ethernet networks become the backbone of communications on the plant floor, getting these networks up and running and keeping them running has a direct impact on overall plant uptime and productivity. Industrial Ethernet technologies have matured over the years and now offer many tools and technologies that aid in the commissioning, maintenance and troubleshooting of these networks. Join us as we share some of the most useful tools and technologies that help get your network up and running quickly and maximize availability to keep production at its peak:
1. How to spend less time configuring and commissioning your network
2. Best practices for maintaining your network once it is up and running
3. How to troubleshoot your network and minimize downtime
Presented by Richard W...

The Business of War: SOFEX

SOFEX is where the world's leading generals come to buy everything from handguns to laser-guided missile systems. It stands for "Special Operations Forces ExhibitionConference" and it's essentially a trade-show where just about anyone with enough money can buy the most powerful weapons in the world.
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published: 05 Jul 2012

THE GREAT BENIN EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT REVOLUTION ACT.

THE GREAT BENIN EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT REVOLUTION ACT.
1. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OBA EWUARE 1. THE GREAT) OGBA.
2. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT (PRINCE IZODUWA) GELE-GELE.
3. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN ULTRA-MODERN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. (IGODOMIGODO) EGOR.
ANY ONE, ANY INDIVIDUAL, ANY SENATOR OR SENATORS THAT SHALL STAND ON THE WAY OF THIS BILL AND ON THE WAY OF TAKING THIS LAND (IGODOMIGODO) FORWARD TO HER GREATEST POTENTIAL, SHALL BE VISITED BY THE TEN PLAGUES. AND THE LEAST IN THE BIBLICAL VERSION OF THE TEN PLAGUE COULD VISIT THIS INDIVIDUAL LAST. THIS MEANS THE BITTER HAVOC COULD HAPPEN FROM THE VERY FIRST KNOCK AT YOUR DOOR.
SO DESIST FROM THE WAY OF THE CHILDREN OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD (OSANOBUA), THE CHILDREN OF OBA EWUARE 1. Né OGIDIGAN AND IT SHALL BE WELL ...

A hodgepodge about the mini split.

Haven't film anything in a while but wanted to put out something. It's an old old video with many failures but its something. Still haven't finished this project.

published: 11 Nov 2017

Growth of Oil Palm Industry into West Africa and the Impact on the Cocoa Industry

Analysis of oil palm industry into West Africa. Looking at the impact palm oil on the cocoa industry. We also go into a brief overview of the oil palm and cocoa agronomy. http://youtu.be/VqciHsdKaUA
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8 hours underground digging machine - White Noise - Happy Nights

Fall asleep to this 8 hour white noise sound of an underground digging machine as it churns through the dirt in the cold dark tunnel.
It's cosy tucked dup against the machine as it makes its way through the ground. A nice place to curl up and sleep through the night.
Rhythmic and monotonous just the way you like it so you can have happy nights

Remote asset management is not a new topic within the automation world. However, with the most recent trend of the IndustrialInternet or Things (IIoT), it does change the implementation of remote asset management.
We will take a look at how the IIoT trend addresses the challenges and difficulties that are faced when implementing a remote asset management system. Also, we'll discuss how remote asset management systems have evolved with the use of computers in replacement of traditional fieldbus automation equipment like PLC's and RTU's.

EdemD'Almeida, Directeur d'AfricaGlobalRecycling, nous présente un monde en mutation dans le domaine de la revalorisation des déchets. Edem d'Almeida is a 34-year-old Franco-Togolese, expert in recycling with ten years of experience in the management and recycling of recyclable waste. Edem use to work for the Suez EnvironmentGroup before joining a subsidiary of the French SAMSIC Group as Head of IndustrialWaste and Trading. He created in 2012, in France, KD-Recycling, a firm involved in brokerage and trading of recyclable waste and secondary raw materials. Today he is Co-founder and CEO of Africa Global Recycling (AGR), a company specializing in waste management and recycling in Togo.
Edem d'Almeida is a 34-year-old Franco-Togolese, expert in recycling with ten years of experience in the management and recycling of recyclable waste. Edem use to work for the Suez Environment Group before joining a subsidiary of the French SAMSIC Group as Head of Industrial Waste and Trading. He created in 2012, in France, KD-Recycling, a firm involved in brokerage and trading of recyclable waste and secondary raw materials. Today he is Co-founder and CEO of Africa Global Recycling (AGR), a company specializing in waste management and recycling in Togo. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

EdemD'Almeida, Directeur d'AfricaGlobalRecycling, nous présente un monde en mutation dans le domaine de la revalorisation des déchets. Edem d'Almeida is a 34-year-old Franco-Togolese, expert in recycling with ten years of experience in the management and recycling of recyclable waste. Edem use to work for the Suez EnvironmentGroup before joining a subsidiary of the French SAMSIC Group as Head of IndustrialWaste and Trading. He created in 2012, in France, KD-Recycling, a firm involved in brokerage and trading of recyclable waste and secondary raw materials. Today he is Co-founder and CEO of Africa Global Recycling (AGR), a company specializing in waste management and recycling in Togo.
Edem d'Almeida is a 34-year-old Franco-Togolese, expert in recycling with ten years of experience in the management and recycling of recyclable waste. Edem use to work for the Suez Environment Group before joining a subsidiary of the French SAMSIC Group as Head of Industrial Waste and Trading. He created in 2012, in France, KD-Recycling, a firm involved in brokerage and trading of recyclable waste and secondary raw materials. Today he is Co-founder and CEO of Africa Global Recycling (AGR), a company specializing in waste management and recycling in Togo. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

As Industrial Ethernet networks become the backbone of communications on the plant floor, getting these networks up and running and keeping them running has a d...

As Industrial Ethernet networks become the backbone of communications on the plant floor, getting these networks up and running and keeping them running has a direct impact on overall plant uptime and productivity. Industrial Ethernet technologies have matured over the years and now offer many tools and technologies that aid in the commissioning, maintenance and troubleshooting of these networks. Join us as we share some of the most useful tools and technologies that help get your network up and running quickly and maximize availability to keep production at its peak:
1. How to spend less time configuring and commissioning your network
2. Best practices for maintaining your network once it is up and running
3. How to troubleshoot your network and minimize downtime
Presented by Richard Wood and Ariana Drivdahl.
For over 2 decades, Rich has worked in the trenches with plant engineers and original equipment manufacturers to increase manufacturing efficiency through industrial automation solutions. He has contributed to successful implementations in automotive, semiconductor, textiles, packaging and other industries. Rich’s roots in Lean manufacturing have contributed to his belief that the smart, connected factories are the foundation of data driven process improvement.
Ariana has worked in the industrial space for the past 10 years and in a variety of positions including an application engineer where she successfully helped to implement many different types of automation equipment. She has contributed to many successful communication installations with Moxa in her past 8 years including transportation, space, factory automation and many more.

As Industrial Ethernet networks become the backbone of communications on the plant floor, getting these networks up and running and keeping them running has a direct impact on overall plant uptime and productivity. Industrial Ethernet technologies have matured over the years and now offer many tools and technologies that aid in the commissioning, maintenance and troubleshooting of these networks. Join us as we share some of the most useful tools and technologies that help get your network up and running quickly and maximize availability to keep production at its peak:
1. How to spend less time configuring and commissioning your network
2. Best practices for maintaining your network once it is up and running
3. How to troubleshoot your network and minimize downtime
Presented by Richard Wood and Ariana Drivdahl.
For over 2 decades, Rich has worked in the trenches with plant engineers and original equipment manufacturers to increase manufacturing efficiency through industrial automation solutions. He has contributed to successful implementations in automotive, semiconductor, textiles, packaging and other industries. Rich’s roots in Lean manufacturing have contributed to his belief that the smart, connected factories are the foundation of data driven process improvement.
Ariana has worked in the industrial space for the past 10 years and in a variety of positions including an application engineer where she successfully helped to implement many different types of automation equipment. She has contributed to many successful communication installations with Moxa in her past 8 years including transportation, space, factory automation and many more.

SOFEX is where the world's leading generals come to buy everything from handguns to laser-guided missile systems. It stands for "Special Operations Forces ExhibitionConference" and it's essentially a trade-show where just about anyone with enough money can buy the most powerful weapons in the world.
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SOFEX is where the world's leading generals come to buy everything from handguns to laser-guided missile systems. It stands for "Special Operations Forces ExhibitionConference" and it's essentially a trade-show where just about anyone with enough money can buy the most powerful weapons in the world.
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THE GREAT BENIN EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT REVOLUTION ACT.

THE GREAT BENIN EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT REVOLUTION ACT.
1. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OBA EWUARE 1. THE GREAT) OGBA.
2. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN INTER...

THE GREAT BENIN EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT REVOLUTION ACT.
1. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OBA EWUARE 1. THE GREAT) OGBA.
2. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT (PRINCE IZODUWA) GELE-GELE.
3. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN ULTRA-MODERN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. (IGODOMIGODO) EGOR.
ANY ONE, ANY INDIVIDUAL, ANY SENATOR OR SENATORS THAT SHALL STAND ON THE WAY OF THIS BILL AND ON THE WAY OF TAKING THIS LAND (IGODOMIGODO) FORWARD TO HER GREATEST POTENTIAL, SHALL BE VISITED BY THE TEN PLAGUES. AND THE LEAST IN THE BIBLICAL VERSION OF THE TEN PLAGUE COULD VISIT THIS INDIVIDUAL LAST. THIS MEANS THE BITTER HAVOC COULD HAPPEN FROM THE VERY FIRST KNOCK AT YOUR DOOR.
SO DESIST FROM THE WAY OF THE CHILDREN OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD (OSANOBUA), THE CHILDREN OF OBA EWUARE 1. Né OGIDIGAN AND IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU.
MR.BRIGHT OWEN OSAGIE.
FREEPEOPLE MOVEMENT. BrightOwen +44 7448990613.

THE GREAT BENIN EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT REVOLUTION ACT.
1. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OBA EWUARE 1. THE GREAT) OGBA.
2. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT (PRINCE IZODUWA) GELE-GELE.
3. EDO STATE TO HAVE AN ULTRA-MODERN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. (IGODOMIGODO) EGOR.
ANY ONE, ANY INDIVIDUAL, ANY SENATOR OR SENATORS THAT SHALL STAND ON THE WAY OF THIS BILL AND ON THE WAY OF TAKING THIS LAND (IGODOMIGODO) FORWARD TO HER GREATEST POTENTIAL, SHALL BE VISITED BY THE TEN PLAGUES. AND THE LEAST IN THE BIBLICAL VERSION OF THE TEN PLAGUE COULD VISIT THIS INDIVIDUAL LAST. THIS MEANS THE BITTER HAVOC COULD HAPPEN FROM THE VERY FIRST KNOCK AT YOUR DOOR.
SO DESIST FROM THE WAY OF THE CHILDREN OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD (OSANOBUA), THE CHILDREN OF OBA EWUARE 1. Né OGIDIGAN AND IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU.
MR.BRIGHT OWEN OSAGIE.
FREEPEOPLE MOVEMENT. BrightOwen +44 7448990613.

Growth of Oil Palm Industry into West Africa and the Impact on the Cocoa Industry

Analysis of oil palm industry into West Africa. Looking at the impact palm oil on the cocoa industry. We also go into a brief overview of the oil palm and cocoa...

Analysis of oil palm industry into West Africa. Looking at the impact palm oil on the cocoa industry. We also go into a brief overview of the oil palm and cocoa agronomy. http://youtu.be/VqciHsdKaUA
Visit us @ www.egsiconsulting.com for more information

Analysis of oil palm industry into West Africa. Looking at the impact palm oil on the cocoa industry. We also go into a brief overview of the oil palm and cocoa agronomy. http://youtu.be/VqciHsdKaUA
Visit us @ www.egsiconsulting.com for more information

8 hours underground digging machine - White Noise - Happy Nights

Fall asleep to this 8 hour white noise sound of an underground digging machine as it churns through the dirt in the cold dark tunnel.
It's cosy tucked dup agai...

Fall asleep to this 8 hour white noise sound of an underground digging machine as it churns through the dirt in the cold dark tunnel.
It's cosy tucked dup against the machine as it makes its way through the ground. A nice place to curl up and sleep through the night.
Rhythmic and monotonous just the way you like it so you can have happy nights

Fall asleep to this 8 hour white noise sound of an underground digging machine as it churns through the dirt in the cold dark tunnel.
It's cosy tucked dup against the machine as it makes its way through the ground. A nice place to curl up and sleep through the night.
Rhythmic and monotonous just the way you like it so you can have happy nights

Remote asset management is not a new topic within the automation world. However, with the most recent trend of the IndustrialInternet or Things (IIoT), it does change the implementation of remote asset management.
We will take a look at how the IIoT trend addresses the challenges and difficulties that are faced when implementing a remote asset management system. Also, we'll discuss how remote asset management systems have evolved with the use of computers in replacement of traditional fieldbus automation equipment like PLC's and RTU's.

Remote asset management is not a new topic within the automation world. However, with the most recent trend of the IndustrialInternet or Things (IIoT), it does change the implementation of remote asset management.
We will take a look at how the IIoT trend addresses the challenges and difficulties that are faced when implementing a remote asset management system. Also, we'll discuss how remote asset management systems have evolved with the use of computers in replacement of traditional fieldbus automation equipment like PLC's and RTU's.

3D printing could lead industrial revolution in Togo

In Africa, some say that the 3D printer could bring a new industrial revolution, allowing goods to be made with less dependence on imported commodities.
For the past three years, in Lome, the capital of Togo, members of a small and innovative community have been building 3D printers.
The machines are now part of an ambitious education programme.
Laeila Adjovi reports.

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Industrial Network Monitoring Mobile App - Moxa MXview ToGo

MXview ToGo is a mobile application that serves as a mobile client for Moxa MXview industr...